Assessment: The American Revolution - Building Vocabulary

People chose to , or agree to serve, in the army or navy.

• enlist
• mercenary

• treaty

• turning point

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A(n) is a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

The (a)   in the American Revolution was the Battle of Saratoga because the Continental army gained strong allies.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Overthrowing one government and replacing it with another is called

• a strategy.

• a turnover.

• a revolution.

• an enlistment.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The Continental army was made up of

• mercenaries.

• officers.

• privateers.

• volunteers.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Thousands of American Indians fought for Great Britain because the British had

• trapped furs for them.

• given them food supplies.

• offered to trade with them after the war.

• restricted colonization of their land.

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.3B

Why was it hard for the British to replace troops and supplies?

• Their homeland was far away.

• They made the Loyalists angry.

• Parliament would not pay them.

• Their army was poorly trained.

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.3B

Which phrase describes a tactic of the Continental army?

• desire to win

• surprise attacks

• food and supplies

• control of key cities

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

How did some allies help the Continental army?

• supplied soldiers and warships

• borrowed money from colonists

• joined up with American Indians

• captured Canada from the British

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point?

• The British agreed to end the war.

• The colonial victory persuaded France to give more help.

• George Washington defeated the German mercenaries.

• The British government took Florida from Spain.